tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217199.post1063969645579624150..comments2024-03-24T11:30:08.199-07:00Comments on Can you believe?: January shortsJohan Maurerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771067774042071617noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217199.post-30100693460829943702011-01-18T13:02:26.194-08:002011-01-18T13:02:26.194-08:00Jeremy Mott said:
I think we must not entirely giv...Jeremy Mott said:<br />I think we must not entirely give up<br />on restricting gun freedom in the<br />U.S.A. We probably will have no success for many years, perhaps until after most of those reading this are dead. Still, we must begin.<br />Even without changing or repealing the 2nd Amendment, there are some<br />entirely reasonable laws that might be passed.<br /> For one thing, the possession and use of assault weapons and<br />automatic weapons (including extended ammunition clips) should<br />be severely restricted or forbidden. For another thing, <br />children under the age of 16 should<br />not be allowed to possess or use handguns, and those under the age of 14 should not be allowed to <br />possess or use long guns. Even these ages are much higher than we<br />allow for driving a car. And the<br />verification systems for mental illness, as well as its treatment, are woefully inadequate. Surely,<br />a child under 21 should have training and a license to use a <br />gun of any kind.<br /> If we don't begin pressing for restrictions of these kinds, we<br />will never succeed in obtaining <br />them. The NRA will not be all-<br />powerful forever.<br /> I am in tears for my country.<br />I live a few miles from Blacksburg,<br />which had the worst gun rampage in<br />U.S. history. My daughter and her<br />partner live and work there. Just<br />because we have a tradition of in-<br />sanity in regards to guns in the <br />U.S.A., we do not need to give up entirely. It must be changed.<br /> Someday,<br /> Jeremy MottJeremy Mottnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217199.post-83446812142697533842011-01-15T10:16:06.385-08:002011-01-15T10:16:06.385-08:00Thank you for reminding me of slacktivist, Johan. ...Thank you for reminding me of slacktivist, Johan. I discovered him when I was writing a term paper for my ESR studies on the Left Behind series. I've put links to two of his posts on my Facebook page.<br /><br />And, thank you, Judy, for the wonderful pictures. I want to come. I want to come see it for myself! I can't explain it. I just want to come!Carol H.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217199.post-46418812077789786392011-01-14T12:00:20.323-08:002011-01-14T12:00:20.323-08:00Karen--yes, the seeds of violence are present anyt...Karen--yes, the seeds of violence are present anytime we manipulate people.<br /><br />One of the things that makes good marketing ethical is that it doesn't depend on manipulation; instead it seeks the right market by building the audience's capacity for true discernment. Then they can presumably make the best choices based on their values and interests, rather than through the trickery of someone with a hidden agenda.<br /><br />Some might say that ALL attempts to influence or persuade have the seeds of violence in them. I guess I'd prefer to say that since we apparently live in contexts of limited and unevenly distributed resources, all life has the risk of violence. That's in part why evangelism is so crucial; in God we do not live to acquire, we live to love.Johan Maurerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13771067774042071617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217199.post-40941174441500688262011-01-14T06:45:18.407-08:002011-01-14T06:45:18.407-08:00Are there not the seeds of violence in obtaining i...Are there not the seeds of violence in obtaining information from sources that say that we readers are special somehow in a positive way, and that others are special somehow in a negative way?Karen Streethttp://pathsoflight.us/musing/index.phpnoreply@blogger.com